2014 Hawaii football recruiting: A look at the Warriors class

Hawaii was slightly below the middle of the pack within the Mountain West composite rankings, but overall head coach Norm Chow feels this class was very good -- of course he says that. Defense was the main focus in this class and that has to be the case if one knows anything about the Hawaii team from the past few years.

The one big miss that Hawaii encountered was when local quarterback Larry Tuileta picked USC as a preferred walk-on instead of attending Hawaii.

Here is what Norm Chow said about his class:

Pos	Nat'l Rank	Nat'l Rating	Name School, Hometown	Video	HT/ WT/ 40	Commit Date	Signed LOI?	Commit School
WR	191		Donyeh Patterson (Carson Senior HS) Carson, CA		6-2/195	02/05/2014		Hawaii
WR	NR		Donald Lambert (Moanalua HS) Honolulu, HI		6-1/180	02/05/2014		Hawaii
MLB	NR		Dayton Furuta (Mililani HS) Mililani, HI		5-11/190	02/05/2014		Hawaii
CB	JC		Jalen Rogers (Mesa) Mesa, AZ		6-1/185	02/05/2014		Hawaii
OLB	NR		Malachi Mageo (Junipero Serra HS) Gardena, CA		6-2/205	01/28/2014		Hawaii
S	NR		Jerrell Jackson (Haynesville HS) Haynesville, LA		6-1/175	01/24/2014		Hawaii
OLB	JC		Simon Poti (Fullerton) Fullerton, CA		6-1/225	01/23/2014		Hawaii
WR	NR		Darrian Josey (Boynton Beach Community HS) Boynton Beach, FL		6-0/170	01/21/2014		Hawaii
DE	NR		Jahlani Tavai (Mira Costa HS) Manhattan Beach, CA		6-3/235	12/27/2013		Hawaii
S	NR		Dany Mulanga (Trinity HS) Euless, TX		6-4/192	12/23/2013		Hawaii
DE	JC		Luke Shawley (San Diego Mesa) San Diego, CA		6-3/245	12/18/2013		Hawaii
OLB	PG		Tui Unga (Rancho Cucamonga HS) Rancho Cucamonga, CA		6-3/220	12/17/2013		Hawaii
WR	NR		Mack Richards (Alta HS) Sandy, UT		6-1/195	12/13/2013		Hawaii
S	JC		Cesar Fermin (Moorpark) Moorpark, CA		6-1/190	12/08/2013		Hawaii
DE	NR		Marquis Fairchild (Chaminade Madonna College Prep) Hollywood, FL		6-3/225	11/20/2013		Hawaii
OT	NR		Tavita Eli (Kealakehe HS) Kailua Kona, HI		6-4/290	11/18/2013		Hawaii
WR	NR		Nick Nelson (Suitland HS) Forestville, MD		5-11/180	11/13/2013		Hawaii
WR	NR		Devan Stubblefield (St. Louis School) Honolulu, HI		6-0/180	11/13/2013		Hawaii
RB	92		D.J. Riggins (Oaks Christian HS) Westlake Village, CA		5-11/176	09/25/2013		Hawaii
DT	116		Ka'au Gifford (Kamehameha Secondary) Honolulu, HI		6-4/250	06/26/2013		Hawaii
MLB	NR		Dakota Torres (Punahou School) Honolulu, HI		6-2/240	06/21/2013		Hawaii
CB	132		Daniel Lewis (New Iberia Senior HS) New Iberia, LA		5-11/190/4.50	02/26/2013		Hawaii
OLB	118		Manly Williams (Farrington HS) Honolulu, HI		6-2/225	02/21/2013		Hawaii

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